Designer: Sparkman & Stephens 

Builder: Palmer Johnson

Year: 1975

Boat Location: Newport, Rhode Island, US 

Price: $295,000

Length:  79 ft 0 inch

Beam: 17 ft 6 inch

Draft: 11 ft 8 inch

Hull Material:  Aluminium

Description 

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Is Kialoa III one of the most iconic maxi yachts of her era? Yes. Designed by Sparkman and Stephens in 1975 for Jim Kilroy who had already owned two S&S yachts previously, so an experienced yacht racer/owner. Built at Palmer Johnson, she was originally designed/built as a 79’ Ketch Maxi for offshore racing.

 

The year of her launch, Kialoa III went onto win the Sydney to Hobart race with a record time of 2 days 14 hours 36 minutes and 56 seconds. She held for a staggering 21 years! During her early career Kialoa III was well known in the maxi circuit throughout the world, wining nearly every big regatta going. In the late 70’s her rig configuration was changed from a ketch to a sloop and what today you see is how she has remained since about 1978.

 

Kialoa III’s interior is standard for a Sparkman & Stephens yacht of this size and era, with teak varnish and contrasting white panelling throughout. She can comfortably sleep 5 guests in two cabins and the salon area and a further four crew bunks in the bow area.

 

This is an elegant yacht from a bygone era of Maxi yacht racing, she allows for fast, safe and comfortable cruising but allows for big boat regatta racing at the weekend.

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Construction

 

Aluminium Construction

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Accommodation 

 

Kialoa III’s interior is standard for a Sparkman & Stephens yacht of this size and era, with teak varnish and contrasting white panelling throughout. She can comfortably sleep 5 guests in two cabins and the salon area and a further four crew bunks in the bow area.

 

The boat is surrounded by space and hanging lockers, which of course allows for long periods of time at sea.

 

Galley:

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Force-10 3-burner gimbaled propane stove with oven

Microwave oven 12 volt circulation fan
32 cu. ft. top-loading refrigerator
32 cu. ft. top-loading freezer
Double, deep-well, stainless steel sinks
Hot & cold pressure water system
 

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Navigation Equipment

 

B&G Hercules 790
B&G 2000Wind
Icom IC-M56 VHF radio
Standard Horizon Eclipse VHF radio with DSC

Ritchie pedestal mounted compass(2)

Danforth Constellation compasses in cockpit

LinerRaytheon
Ray-Nav 300 GPS
Simrad AP24
Heavy duty, oversized, auto pilot Standard Horizon Eclipse Dsc

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Deck Equipment 

 

Winches:

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x2 Barient 35 s/t runner winches

x2 Barient 32 s/t traveller winches

x1 Barient s/t mainsheet winch - cockpit with Barient coffee grinder

x2 Barient coffee grinders
x1 Barient 36 s/t electric winch
x1 Barient 36 s/t winch
x1 Barient 32 winch
x5 Barient 35 winches
x1 Barient 32 s/t winch
x4 Large custom Barient primary winches

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Deck Gear: 

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Harken genoa tracks

Twin block mainsheet system
Reckmann hydraulic, twin groove, roller furling headsail system
Reckmann hydraulic Backstay, Inner Forestay, Baby Stay, Vang, Outhaul 

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Engine/Mechanical

 

Cummins 5.9 liter, 270HP, fresh water cooled diesel engine (1997)

Twin-Disc 507-A transmission, rebuilt (1997)

Stainless steel shaft

Dripless shaft system

Separ fuel filter polishing system

Fisher panda generator 8.8 Kw – 2010

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Electrical 

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AGM batteries

Mastervolt 100 amp 3-stage automatic battery charger
Mastervolt Chargemaster 24 Volt 80-3
Mobtronic battery controller
3000 watt inverter with smart battery charger
24 volt DC system,110 volt AC system, 12 volt converts for instruments

Battery parallel switches
Battery condition meter
(2) 120 amp alternators on main engine
Bonding system
Shore power cord

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Tankage 

 

Fuel: 205 Gallons (90 Gallon day tank) 

Fresh water: 475 Gallons 

 

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Spars 

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Hood keel-stepped aluminum painted mast

Hood aluminum painted boom with reefing & furling racks installed

Carbon fiber spinnaker pole
Aluminium jokey pole 

Complete set of running rigging
Navtec stainless steelrod rigging

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Sails

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Racing Mainsail
x3 Racing Genoas

x4 Spinnakers

Storm Trysail
Storm Staysail

Cruising Main

Roller furling Genoa
 

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Tender  

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Achilles 12 ft tender

20 Hp Yamaha four stroke outboard

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Safety Equipment  

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Epirb ACR
Three flash lights
Fire extinguisher
3Life slin
Life bout lights,
2Man overboard module
ACR 406 EPIRB
2 Life rafts, need to be serviced Electric and manual bilge pumps

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Disclaimer

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The Company offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice.